# NTSB MIA72DLD23: Piper PA-30, N8113Y, Bartow, FL, December 19, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1971
- Place: Bartow, FL · BARTOW, FL
- Location: 27.8964° N, 81.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bartow, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8964&lon=-81.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201423
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DLD23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLD23-201423

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4137  71/12/19   BARTOW,FLA          PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N8113Y              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 48, 16000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARTOW MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARTOW,FLA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8113Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bartow Mun

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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